Candy machine



'March 24, 1931. F.J.BLES1 1,797,753

CANDY MACHINE Filed May 11, 192l5 2 Sheets-Sheet l AWE ll;

INVENTOR fivEoEmcK-IBLEs I,

Patented Mar. 24, 1231 BLESI, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSEGNOR TO. DAYTON SPECIALTY FREDERICK J.

raiser err-ice MACHINE COMPANY, oFnAYToN. OHIO, ,A, oorAnT nnsHIr CANDY MACHINE I Application fi le d May 11,

This invention relates to machines'used in making candy and more particularly to what are known as cream heaters and coolers from a high speed motor and at the other end to deliver such motion, and a driven shaft I combined with the driving shaft and'connected thereto, to receive such delivered motion and provided with a bevel pinion and a bevel gear wheel secured to the stirrer-shaft of the machine, whereby I transmit high rotary speed to the stirrer-shaft through means which apply such power in continuous r05 tarydlrectlons in a direct manner, all to the end of enabling the stirrers or heaters in my machine to readily start up'and' assume rotary motion without delay or breakage when the power is applied,.irrespective of the weight or inertia of the mass to be stirred.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan viewof a candy ing my invention. I t

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l, illustrating another form of power drive. 7

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3'3 ofFigure l and looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4; is a section taken on the line tl of Figure l andlooking in the direction of the i i the motor 21 is equipped with a sprocket pinarrows.

In these drawings the reference numerall designates standards or supports on which is cream beating and cooling machine embody- 1925. Serial No. 29,407. i

mounted a pan or receptacle 2, having lugs 3 and a boss l with openings therein for thev,

- rests on the lugs 3 and boss 4:. This trough has a collar 7 and is held in position relatively to the pan 2by screw bolts 8 passing through the holes in the-lugs 3 and extending into lugs on the under side of the trough 6. A series of machine screws 9 also aid in holding the trough Gin position. Aflange 10 on the edge of the troughfi extends out even with the sides of the receptacle 2.. It will thus beseen that when the trough 6 ispositioned in the pan 2,

a space is provided between the two recep-- tacle's adapted to contain water or any other medium for regulating the temperature of the contents of the candy receptacle 6. The coolingmedium may be supplied to thepan 2 by means of a spoutll and when desired may be drained out through anopening provided with aplug 12. I

It is sometimes desirable to raise thetemperature ofthe water or othermedium in the space between the receptacles 2 and 6 andto thatend, pipes 13 are provided for the introduction of steam. A shaft 14 which I will termthe stirrer-shaft, because the heaters or stirrers are mountedthereon, extends through the boss 4 and collarfi and is supported atone end by abracket 15 secured to the receptacle 2 in any suitable manner as shown at 16. This shaft 14: is driven by the following instrumentalities :A driving shaft 17 is mounted in bearings 17a carried by the machine. This driving shaft is extended .from one side of the machine to the other, as seen in Figure 1. It mayreceive rotary motion by means of a fixed pulley 18 and abel't 19, the latter shiftable from a loose pulley 20 and driven from any suitable source, or by an electric motor 21 of conventional construction. The shaft of ion 22 adapted to drive a silent chain, 23

the driving shaft 17. The speed of such a motor will usually be about 1750 revolutions per minute, while the speed of the driving shaft 17. will be approximately 350 revolutions per minute. This shaft, as stated, is made to extend across the machine so that at one end it can thus receive power and at the -other end can readily deliver that power shaft is equipped with a bevel pinion adapted to smoothly andreadily mesh with a bevel gear wheel 31, the latter mounted on the.

' stirrer-shaft 14 and secured thereto as by a 7 key 32.

It will now be seen that by this power transmitting mechanism'here described, the motion is continuously transmitted from the source of power to the stirrerashaft 14 by end thereof.

devices'which all travel in uninterrupted rotaryedirections and without any indirect application of thepower from point to point.

Again, by meansof positioning the driving shaft 17 so as to extend from one side to the other ofthe general machine, I am enabledto apply power to thatshaft at one side of the apparatus and to take it off on the other side where its speed-or motion is reduced in its application to the driven shaft,the pinion on the latter shaft further reducing the speed but amplifying the power by reason of the enlarged diameter of the bevel gear which slotging but powerfully-rotates the stirrer sha t.

Referring now to the beating mechanism,

it will be notedthat it is comprised of a pluralitv of diiferentsha-ped bladeswhich beat, divide, roll and turn over the batch from the sides ofthe machine toward the center and from thecenter towards the sides until the batch has been brought to the proper creamy consistency. The blades also operate on and keep clean the bottom and sides of the candy receptacle 6 and thereby facilitate the. ready removal of the batch.

Mounted on the upper end of the stirrershaft 1% and keyed thereto is a hub 33 having sleeves 34 and 35. Mounted in the sleeve 3% is a shaft 36 carrying a bracket 37 near one Mounted on this bracket by supporting rods 38 is a blade or paddle 39 which may be adjustable if desired. From the drawing it will be noted that this blade is so located that it will prevent the batch from clinging to the sides and bottom of the trough and tend to move it inward in a vertically rolling condition. Ablade 40 secured to a bracket 41 also carried by the shaft 36 further tends to move the batch toward the center and give it a horizontal rolling movement. Extending from the sleeve 35 is a shaft 42 having secured thereto a bracket and 48 and bracket 45 and held in position in anysuitable manner. 'Blade 47 gives the batcha vertical rolling movement from the center of the trough toward the outer edge thereofQJ The different shapes of the several blades and the particular arrangement of the same with respect to one another and to thecandy receptacle 6 results in all parts'of'the batch being worked on so that the resulting product will be of the same creamy consistency throughout. It, is also essential that the batch should be, maintained at a certain temperature during the beating process and this is taken care of by itheheating and cooling medium introduced into the space. between the upper and lower receptacles.

-Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a mixing machine for candy, a circular trough, a rotatingshaft extending in said trough, an arm extending from said shaft, a plurality. of means on said arm tending .to move the contents of theltrough to the center, each. giving the candy a different rolling movement,- a second arm extending from said shaft and tending to move the contents of the trough toward and from the center, and means tending to move the contents of the trough from the center operated by said shaft.

2. In a mixing machine for candy, a cir-v cular trough, means adjacent the outer edge of the trough tending to move the contents of the trough toward the center, means remote.

from the outer edge of the. trough tending to move thev contents ofthe trough toward the center, means located near the center ofthe trough for moving the contents of the trough from the center, a divider acting to move the contents in both directions and to give said contents a horizontal rolling movement, and a common actuating means for allof said means. 7

3. In a mixing machine for candy, acircular trough, a vertical shaft extendinginto said trough, an arm extending from said shaft,'a plurality of means on said arm tending to move the contents of the trough to the center, each givingthe candya different rolling movement, asecond ,arm extending from said shaft and tending to move the, contents of the trough from the center, a third arm extending from said shaft and having means thereoneto give the candy a rolling movement to and from the center of the trough, and means for rotating said vertical shaft including a driven shaft operatively 7 connected to said vertical shaft, a driving shaft, a motor shaft, and noiseless sprocket chain connections between said last named shafts, whereby the Vertical shaft is rotated by said motor.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FREDERICK J. BLESI. 

